Sadiron base and cord support



Jan. 30, 1934. w. A. JONES SADIRON BASE AND CORD SUPPORT Filed Dec. 24,.1932 IN V EN TDR. h g/V/x'a'mfl. Jae:

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Patented Jan. 30, 1934 UNITED STATES 1,945,194 summon use AND 0.01mamour William A. Jones, Loo Angele's, Oilif.,,asslgnor to Hem-.15.Hanna, Loo Angelegflalfi.

Application December 24, 1932 S8131 No. 648,764

6 Claims. (Cl. 68-27) This invention relates to a support for electricsadironswith which is combined a cord holder adapted to support the cordin a convenient and advantageous manner while the electric current isbeing supplied from said cord to said iron duri s use. Y

An object of the invention is to support the cord of electric sadironsin such an improved manner that the iron may be moved freely across thefabric to which it is being applied and yet there will be no danger ofthe current terminals which connect the cord with the wire beingseparated by the back and forth movements of the iron in the hand of theoperator.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement ofthe cord holder and base supporting the iron, whereby the cord holdingdevice may be bent down to a recumbent position when the appliance isnot in use, thus producing a device which occupies so little space uponthe ironing board to which it is attached that the latter may readily befolded up to aninoperative position with the attachment forming nointerfering obstruction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a base to support thesadiron which will a'utomatically lift itself from the upper surface ofthe ironing board each time the weight of the sadiron is applied, thusmaintaining itself in a a cooler condition.

Other objects and advantages relate to the extreme simplicity of thedevice, the low cost at which it may be manufactured, and the fact thatit is made of a few simple, dependable parts which it is convenient toadjust and operate and whichwill not be apt to get out of order.

Still other objects, advantages and features of the invention mayhereinafter appear.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates what is atpresent deemed to be a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Fig. l is a perspective view of the device showing the same attached toan ironing board, the outline of which is indicated by broken lines. Inthis view the cord support is shown in the upright position which itassumes during use. P rts of the cord and its support are broken away tocontract the view.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the device on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 31s a sectional detail on an enlarged scale, the plane of sectionbeing indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation, the cord supporting device not being fullyshown in this view. The

position the base plate assumes when the sadiron is placed thereon isindicated in dotted lines.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5 designates the sheet metal baseupon which the sadiron may be supported during the intervals when thesame is not being applied to the fabric by the operator. This base isprovided with means for attaching the same to the ironing board 6, saidmeans being shown in the drawing as the arms 7 which are pivotallysecured by means of the rivets 8 to side portions of the base 5, awasher 9 preferably being interposed between the attached end of eacharm 7 and the portion of the base to which it is pivotally secured. Atits free ends each arm 7 haspivotally secured thereto a U-shaped stirorup or downwardly directed gripping element 11 which-is preferably madeof spring metal so that it may be sprung tightly over the edge portionof the ironing board.

Describing more in detail the construction and attachment of the arms'7, each of these arms is shown having straight end portions which areunited by a downwardly bent or downwardly convezi intermediate portion'11), the upper portion of the arm as viewed in Fig. 3 being bent at 12and the lower portion thereof being bent at 13 thus causing the lowerend portion of the arm to occupy a lower level than the upper portionthere of. The arms 7 as well as the stirrups 11 are made of resilientmaterial. Hence it follows that when the weight of the sadiron isremoved from the sheet metal base 5, saidarms spring up to the positionshown in Fig. 3 and tilt the base to the po-' sition shown in Fig. 4wherein the arcuate downwardly directed flange 15 at the left end of thedevice is brought into contact with the ironing board 6. When theoperator replaces the iron upon the sheet metal base he will deposit it(as the base is viewed in Fig. 4) at the right hand side of the fulcrumpoints provided by the downwardly bent portions 7b of the arms 7 and theresult will be that the base will tilt in the reverse direction untilthe flange or corrugation 15 at the left hand end thereof disengages theironing board. The arms '7 will be sufflciently still to maintain .thepoints of their attachment to the base in an elevated position at alltimes with relation to the surface of the ironing board. Therefore thebase which supports the iron will always have an air space beneath it tokeep it relatively cool and to prevent it from scorching the cover ofthe ironin; board.

The support 16 for the electric cord 17 is made of a resilient wirewhich is attached to the base 5 and which occupies an upstandingposition'during use. This wire 16 is provided with an arcuate footportion 18 which is seated in a flatwise manner upon the base 5 andwhichis shown secured thereto by means of a sheet metal clip or keeper 19through or under which the wire passes in spaced relation to its lowerextremity. The lower extremity of said wire is shown passed through anaperture and thereby directed under one of the marginal corrugations 21with which the base is desirably provided. corrugations 23 may also beprovided to strengthen the sheet metal base plate.

Between the upstanding portion of the wire 16 and its foot portion 18said wire is shown provided with a coiled portion 24 and in spacedrelation to said coiled portion the upstanding part of the wire isfurnished with a loop 25 through which the electric cord 1'1 passes. Theupper extremity of the wire 16 is deflected and provided with a hookedor cord holding portion 26. At one of its left corners as viewed in Fig.1, the base 5 is provided with an ear or catch element 27 which isadapted to releasibly' hold the wire 16 in a recumbent position, asindicated in dotted lines. The catch element 27 preferably consists of asmall sheet metal ear struck up from the body portion of the base. Whenthe wire is folded down to the recumbent position the cord holdingdevice does not obstruct the space above the ironing board and thelatter may therefore be folded or swung up to the inoperative positionas is a common housekeeping practice.

In the operation of the device, after the base member has been attachedto the ironing board as indicated in the drawing, the cord support 16will be released from the catch element,27 and will thereupon spring upto its upstanding position. The electric cord 17 will then be fedthrough the loop 25 or it may be forced into said loop in an edgewisemanner. Next the cord between the loop and the current delivery terminal(not shown) will be forced into the resilient hooked portion 26 of thewire whereupon the device will be ready for use. Owing to the resiliencyof the wire 16 it will swing to and fro as the iron is moved across thefabric and will thus not interfere with the use of the iron. Furthermorethe slack in the cord will be automatically taken up so that theoperator will not be annoyed by the slack portion of the cord gettinginto the way during the manipulation of the iron.

Referring to certain details of construction, the washers 9 which areinterposed between the inner ends of the arms 7 and the lower face ofthe base plate 5, are frictional holding members and are preferably madeof a heavy felt or of fiber. They will therefore offer considerableresistance to any displacement of the attaching arms, which keep thebase plate in the proper position. In addition to this, frictionalholding washers 11 may be provided where the outer ends of the arms '7are connected with the stirrup members 11, thus increasing the stabilityof the means for attaching the base plate to the ironing board, 8Xdesignates the stirrup pivots.

Owing to the deflected character of the hook 26 at the top of the wire16, the cord is supported in a more eflicient manner. The deflection ofthe hook causes the cord to rest thereon in a manner causing the leastpossible wear of the cord.

I claim:

1. A sadiron support and cord holder-comprising a base member, and aresilient wire attached to said base member to assume an upstandingposition during use, said wire having a foot portion which is attachedto the base, a coiled portion above said foot portion, said coiledportion being continued to form a portion which extends upwardly duringuse, and said upwardly extending portion being provided with cordholding means, said base being provided with a holding element locatedin spaced relation to the coil of the wire in order to rele'asibly holdsaid 'wire in a recumbent position with relation to said base.

2. The subject matter of claim 1 and, said base consisting of sheetmetal and said holding element being an upstanding ear in spacedrelation to the coil of the wire.

3. A sadiron support and cord holder comprising a sheet metal base,means to secure said base in a fiatwise manner to an ironing board, anda resilient wire having a bent foot portion which seats in a flatwisemanner upon said sheet metal base and is attached thereto at differentpoints spaced apart from each other, said wire having a portion whichextends upwardly from its foot portion during use and which is providedwith cord holding means.

4. A sadiron support and cord holder comprising a sheet metal base,means to secure said base in a flatwise manner to an ironing board, anda resilient wire having a curved foot portion which seats in a fiatwisemanner upon said sheet metal base, said base having parts struck uptherefrom and engaging said curved foot portion of the wire at differentpoints to secure said wire to said base, said wire having a portionwhich during use extends upwardly from said base and which is providedwith cord holding means.

5. In a device of the kind described, a base consisting of a plateadapted to support a sadiron, and arms attached to said base, said armshaving downwardly directed portions to secure the base to the edgeportions of the ironing board, said arms also having downwardly bentportions intermediate their ends thus providing fulcrum points tomaintain the base in an elevated tiltable position with respect to thesurfaceof the ironing board.

6. In a device of the kind described, the combination with a base plateadapted to support a sadiron, of a resilient arm attached to said baseplate to assume an upstanding position thereabove, said arm beingprovided with means to hold an electric cord, and means to detachablysecure said base plate to an ironing board, the latter means beingresilient and tending to yieldingly tilt the base plate together withthe cord supporting arm when it upstands thereabove.

4 WILLIAM A. JONES.

